Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA This world premiere heralds the auspicious professional playwrighting debut of Jake Brasch, someone with a unique ability to reveal more autobiographical shit about himself than even Jonathan Safran Foer could call forth—and who with this play instantly emerges as a major dramatist with a career to watch as it rockets … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Seamlessly directed by A Noise Within’s co-artistic director Julia Rodriguez Elliott and excellently acted and sung, “A Man of No Importance” is the kind of mesmerizing musical that captures your spirit and gives you something to think about as well. Read more… Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA It doesn’t … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix It’s an engaging and gripping drama, infused with original music composed by Andreas Fevos on a set designed by Joel Daavid featuring Aristotle’s “lab” strewn with herbs, an in-progress egg experiment, numerous scrolls and an astrolabe. Read more… Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 7.1 out of 10! … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix It’s easy to root for Baldwin in this performance, not just because of his brilliant eloquence, but because we feel how he righteously positions himself within the framework of what he argues. By contrast, it’s hard not to think of Buckley as “the bad guy,” to smirk a little … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix The actions of a single person can ripple outward to affect many — sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. International City Theatre’s “The Violin Maker” tells the story of how Amnon Weinstein, by intention and by chance, became a person who has uplifted thousands through his work restoring … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Winner of the 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, “Furlough’s Paradise” offers a fresh take on difficult topics of legacy, race and gender as inflected through these young women. Hearing them speak so forthrightly and openly on how it feels to be them and how they aspire to a freedom … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Opening with smoky jazz noir that leads to an eventual closing in gospel revival, Robey Theatre Company’s latest production aims for an artistic movement of historic, political significance. It is the last rites of the, LAST NIGHT AT MIKELL’S. Read more… Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color … Read more
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix Whether or not you are a fan of Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 gothic novel Jane Eyre, you will be smitten by Elizabeth Williamson’s stage adaptation as produced by A Noise Within (ANW) — a stellar rendition in every aspect. Read more… Terry Morgan – ArtsBeatLA As a Literature major in … Read more
Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog is a riveting play where its words did much of the heavy lifting in the Pasadena Playhouse production now playing. Despite committed performances, the rich language may need to marinate with the actors a bit more amongst staging and casting issues that can’t be changed. … Read more
Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania The play’s real star is Jamie Harrison and his eye-deceiving illusions. Even in the condensed version, actors flip upside down, get sucked through tiny boxes, change costumes (by Katrina Lindsay) in a snap, and shoot fire from their wands. Read more… Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA The star has to be … Read more